← back to feed·ETHACCESS-CONTROL2026-05-05 · 1mo ago

Incident · DEFILLAMA

Ekubo

Improper Access Control Exploit

Estimated loss

$1.40M

VERDICT —UNRATED

Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.

▰ METHOD

Improper Access Control Exploit

ACCESS-CONTROLBYTECODE CATCHABLE →AI SCANNABLE →

Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

Forensic narrative

Classification: Protocol Logic. Technique: Improper Access Control Exploit. Target type: DeFi Protocol. Affected chains: Ethereum.

Sourced from

DefiLlama Hacks dataset · api.llama.fi/hacks

Technical record

chain: ethereum
protocol: Ekubo
bug_class: access-control
date_occurred: 2026-05-05
loss_usd: $1,400,000
classification: Protocol Logic
technique: Improper Access Control Exploit
target_type: DeFi Protocol
source_id: dl:3499

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